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2016 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1672594
Internal NHTSA #	11337796
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2016
File date	31/05/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I leased a 2016 kia soul ! For my daughter. At the end of the lease (august 2018), i paid purchased the vehicle from the kia. 31 may 2019 while driving her car the engine seized in the middle of the road. It was towed to dutch miller kia of charlotte. The car had 51,188 miles. After a week the dealer told us the car wasn't going to be covered under warranty. I then filed a complaint with kia customer relations who reviewed the case and did nothing to help. I spoke with the service manager, brant blackwelder who agreed to speak with the district service manager to see if there was anything that could be done. On 26 june, they stated they would extend a "good faith" offer of replacing the engine, but i would be responsible for the labor ($1,700 estimated). During the 3 months it took to rebuild the engine, i was forced to pay for alternate transportation and paid $1,517. 47 in rental car and lyft fees. The car has had regular oil changes as directed by the maintenance minder. The last oil change was in january when the vehicle had 44,586 miles (6,6602 miles ago). There were no indications the engine was low on oil: the maintenance minder, check engine light, nor the low oil light ever came on. During my conversation with the service manager on 25 june, he admitted that kia engines have a problem with burning excessive amounts of oil even after as little as 2,000 miles from an oil change. At no time did kia disclose this issue of engines burning oil to me or other owners. While this car has the 2. 0-liter engine that isn't currently under recall, i believe this is a similar case to the 379,000 kia 1. 6-liter engines that have been previously recalled. Kia is simply passing the blame on to customers for a known issue with their faulty engines. This issue is similar to the 1. 6l engines needs to be recalled.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	51188
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROCK HILL, SC
VIN pattern	KNDJX3A50G7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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